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Lumber for repairs needed totals 26,640 feet of 12-inch planking and 350 six-by-six timbers
Lumber for repairs needed totals 26,640 feet of 12-inch planking and 350 six-by-six timbers

Lumber for repairs needed totals 26,640 feet of 12-inch planking and 350 six-by-six timbers

Date9/21/1945
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  • Lumber for repairs needed totals 26,640 feet of 12-inch planking and 350 six-by-six timbers
  • Lumber for repairs needed totals 26;640 feet of 12-inch planking and 350 six-by-six timbers. Construction concerns deny this lumber will delay home building. Stopping to look at this pile of lumber are: Flt.-Lieut. Bill Morton; Gordon Foreman; just discharged; his sister Marion; and Sergt. S. L. Wright; R.C.A.F.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lumber for repairs needed totals 26;640 feet of 12-inch planking and 350 six-by-six timbers. Construction concerns deny this lumber will delay home building. Stopping to look at this pile of lumber are: Flt.-Lieut. Bill Morton; Gordon Foreman; just discharged; his sister Marion; and Sergt. S. L. Wright; R.C.A.F.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110388F
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